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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1958

Page

2

City county consolidation urged as viable but debated

LAC discusses metropolitan efforts to merge city and county government services in Toronto and Dade County Florida. It notes current operations in Los Angeles County, questions on savings, and stresses keeping local control of police and fire while consolidating duplicative services such as tax assessment. The column argues for objective consideration but warns larger government does not guarantee lower costs.

Los Angeles Toronto Canada Dade County Florida Miami City of Los Angeles County Long Beach Pasadena Lakewood Amerdecom Lac

Masked gunman robs Canadian train near Sydney NS

A masked bandit boarded a Canadian National Railways Express train near Sydney while en route to Port Hawkesbury and robbed the mail car, narrowly missing a haul of about 150000 dollars intended for payrolls of steel workers and coal miners. Mail clerk Lester MacKay reported a sawed-off shotgun used to probe the mail section and seize stamps and packages.

Sydney N.S Canadian National Railways Port Hawkesbury Ant Eldoa

Elephant Opens Knowland Drive at Long Beach HQ

A five month old Indian elephant trumpeted the opening of Sen William Knowlands Long Beach district headquarters at 246 E 4th St. Attending officials included A W Bud Bollman and Mrs Helen Mozingo. The event featured supporters and civic leaders amid remarks praising anti subsidence efforts and campaign collaboration with Knight and Knowland campaigns.

A. W Bud) Bollman Helen. Mozingo E. Fourth St William Knowland Long Beach 18Th Congressional District Baby 4Th St Knowland 18Th District Helen Mozingo Bill Grant Long Los Angeles Earl C. Adams Tam Arthur Ribbel Earl Jackson Ters Spencer van Byke Frank Turnbull Mason E.right Mary de- Hunt H. Chester Moore Yitt Chestnut Ave Bob Wenke James A. Hayes Tom Fagan Vern Morrell Dave Crowther Devitt Lakewood Council of Republican Women Southeast County Republican Women's Club

Meany to Speak at Commonwealth Club Luncheon

George Meany president of the AFL-CIO will be the featured speaker Wednesday at a Commonwealth Club of California lunch eon in the Mark Hopkins Motel it was announced Thursday.

San Francisco George Meany Afl-Cio Commonwealth Club of California Mark Hopkins

Weather high and low temps from Weather Bureau data

The United States Weather Bureau issued temperatures across many cities including Long Beach Oklahoma City Los Angeles Omaha Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Portland Cleveland St Louis Denver St Paul Des Moines Salt Lake Detroit Seattle and New York with highs in the 60s to 80s and lows in the 40s to 60s. High tides are listed for today and tomorrow with specified times and heights. Sunrise is 6 18 am and sunset 6 26 pm.

United States Weather Bureau H.L. Long Beach Okla City Los Angeles Omaha Lax Venus Fhagnix Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Portland Cleveland St. Louis Denver St. Paul Des Moines Salt Lake Detroit el Salt Frans Fairbanks Seattle Miami

Independent Daily Long Beach Notice and Court Decree Record

A compact record from a Long Beach publication notes its daily except Sunday publication at Sixth Street and Pine Avenue with a 1943 entry date and a Los Angeles County Superior Court decree number C-10280 dated October 6, 1841. The item mentions mailing and carrier details and a past monthly copy rate.

Sixth St Pine Ave Long Beach Calif Long Beach 2 Superior Court Los Angeles County

Live on the Beach at Huntington Hotel Long Beach

Peninsula notice describes the Huntington Hotel on 1290 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach running from boulevard to ocean. Two lobbies and private rooms with wall-to-wall carpeting desks telephones daily service. Dining room faces the ocean with room and meals priced at 24.00 weekly per person. Catering for onside public with Cub breakfast 5c and dinners 2.15. Phone BE 68-6253.

Huntington Hotel Oceam Blvd Long Beach Ocean Virginia

Quads Births Highlight Hoskins Family Rise in Jordan

Four premature babies born Wednesday to 38-year-old Dorothy Hoskins in Amman, all in incubators and weighing 18 pounds 8% ounces combined. names Margaret Claire Sarah Jane Paul Dean and Katherine Dee listed. Hospital spokesman notes delivery after intubation, sugar solution feeding started, and the quads are reported in good condition. Jordan Kaiser Hussein regime context and Hoskins family backstory referenced with limited details.

Amman Jordan Oakland Calif Dean Hoskins Daerte Amis Hoskins Margaret Claire Sarah Jane U.S Paul Dean Katherine Dee Tion Kink Hussein Dorothy Plas Dr. H. Children

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